Below are links to some useful writing resources and tools on the internet.

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William Shunn’s Manuscript Formatting

Mr. Shunn is a US author. A few years ago, he wrote out all the unspoken rules for formatting a manuscript and put them on his website (www.Shunn.net). His guidelines have quickly become accepted in the industry (worldwide) as definitive. His website is also a good place to find answers to many of your frequently-asked writing questions.

Formatting short fiction:

• Modern Manuscript Format
• Classic Manuscript Format

Formatting a novel:

• Novel Manuscript

Rule of thumb. If you are submitting a story to a publisher, unless the publisher requests something different, you won’t go wrong following Shunn’s guidelines.